Prospective Staff
Prospective Staff
A career at Spectra requires a deep passion to serve others coupled with professional pride and competence. If you are a highly motivated and engaging individual who wants to contribute to the holistic development of students, please write to us.
POSITIONS
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Teacher – Various Disciplines
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School Counsellor *
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Learning & Behavioural Support Officer **
Job Description for School Counsellor *
Your main job responsibilities will comprise the following:
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Develop suitable school counselling programme including a system for needs analysis, early identification and referral of students with mental health issues and social, emotional and behavioural problems.
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Provide consultation as well as planning and conducting training for staff and parents on pertinent mental health issues and skills for first-line intervention and support.
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Evaluate and report to the school management on the state of student mental health in the school, and the effectiveness of the school counselling programme.
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Develop and conduct small and large group psycho-educational sessions for students on mental health issues and healthy coping strategies.
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Develop and make mental health resources available for students, parents and staff.
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Provide individual and group counselling to students.
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Conference with staff, parents and external professionals and agencies on students being counselled, and conduct home visits where necessary.
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Look into the referral of students and their families to community resources or external professionals, where needed.
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Provide direct crisis intervention and follow-up to students affected by critical incidents.
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Provide regular updates to school management on the progress of students being seen for counselling.
Requirements for School Counsellor *
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Passion and disposition to work with students-at-risk.
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Empathy for students with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.
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Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
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Aware of and sensitive to multicultural issues.
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Resourceful and resilient.
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Preferably with at least 3 years of relevant working experience. Experience working or volunteering with children or youths would be an advantage.
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Applicants should possess a relevant counselling qualification, such as those recognised by the Singapore Association for Counselling (SAC).
Job Description for Learning & Behavioural Support Officer **
Your main responsibility is to ensure that students with special educational needs (SEN) or learning difficulties receive appropriate, timely and effective learning, behavioural and emotional support. Duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Identify students with various SEN (including autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia and attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder) and match them to appropriate interventions
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Plan, conduct and monitor effectiveness of individualised and/or small-group intervention programmes for students with SEN
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Work with teachers to design, curate and manage teaching and learning resources for students with SEN or learning difficulties
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Provide case consultation and termly progress updates on students to teachers and school management
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Upkeep documentation on records, access arrangements and case management of students with SEN
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Contribute to school activities and staff training, especially in areas of educational development of students with SEN
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Provide support to families of students with special needs and conduct home visits where necessary
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Establish network with professional social service agencies for referral and access to community resources for specialised assistance/consultations
Requirements for Learning & Behavioural Support Officer **
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University degree or Local polytechnic diploma in the any discipline, with qualification in special needs education, psychology or counselling preferred
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Preferably with 3 years of relevant working experience in school or social service setting, working with children and/or youth
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Resourceful and resilient, with good analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to multi-task effectively within tight deadlines
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Self-driven and service-oriented, with strong communication skills, interpersonal skills and the ability to build good working relationships with multiple stakeholders
HOW TO APPLY
Email a detailed CV to toh_sook_wei@schools.gov.sg and ng_bee_keow_a@schools.gov.sgthat includes a recent photograph, academic and professional qualifications, and relevant work experiences. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.